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monogenean, n. and a.|mɒnəʊˈdʒɛniːən|
[f. mod.L. name of order Monogenea (J. V. Carus in W. C. H. Peters et al. Handbuch der Zoologie (1863) II. 477), f. mono- + Gr. γενεά race, generation: see -an.]
A. n. A trematode parasite of the order Monogenea, which passes its entire life cycle in one host, esp. an ectoparasitic fluke of fishes; a monogenetic trematode.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to this group of parasites.
1960Parasitology L. 51 (title) The attachment of the monogenean Discotyle sagittata Leuckart. 1963J. Llewellyn in Adv. Parasitol. I. 287 (title) Larvae and larval development of monogeneans. Ibid., The two studies were based on samples of monogenean larvae. 1971Nature 23 July 225/1 The targets of the larvae of monogenean flukes are mostly fish of much greater size. 1972D. A. Erasmus Biol. Trematodes vii. 166 Within their hosts, monogeneans generally occur on the fins, skin, gills, gill chamber and buccal cavity. |